Indy Racing League musim 2002

Pada musim 2002, Indy Racing League (IRL) mengalami masa transisi, dengan dua tim juara CART yang sedang bertahan, Team Penske dan Chip Ganassi Racing, bergabung dalam seri dengan entri penuh waktu. Mesin Oldsmobile diubah mereknya menjadi Chevrolet, dan baik Honda maupun Toyota mengumumkan partisipasi mereka dalam seri mulai tahun 2003, sementara Infiniti mengumumkan penarikannya.

Sam Hornish Jr. memenangkan 5 balapan dalam perjalanannya meraih gelar juara keduanya secara beruntun, unggul dari kehebatan Penske, Hélio Castroneves, pemenang dua balapan termasuk Indy 500 dua kali berturut-turut, dalam perjalanan menuju posisi kedua dalam kejuaraan.

Skuad tim dan pembalap
TimSasisMesin#PembalapRonde  Team Menard Dallara Chevrolet 2 Jaques Lazier 1–4 P. J. Jones 5 Raul Boesel 5–6 Mark Dismore 7–11 Vítor Meira  12–1531 Robby Gordon5  Marlboro Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet 3 Hélio Castroneves All 6 Gil de Ferran 1–14  Max Papis 15  Panther Racing Dallara Chevrolet 4  Sam Hornish Jr. All15 Dan Wheldon 14–15 Treadway RacingG-ForceDallaraChevrolet5 Rick Treadway 5  1–4, 6, 9 Arie Luyendyk 5, 11 Anthony Lazzaro 7 Will Langhorne  12, 14–15 Robby McGehee 13  Kelley Racing Dallara Chevrolet 7 Al Unser Jr. 1–9, 12–15  Tony Renna  10–11 78 12–158 Scott SharpAll  Target Chip Ganassi Racing G-Force Chevrolet 9 Jeff Ward All22 Kenny Bräck533 Bruno Junqueira5  Cahill Racing Dallara Chevrolet 10  Robby McGehee 1–5  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dallara Chevrolet 11  Eliseo Salazar 1–3, 10–15  Richie Hearn 4  Greg Ray 5–914  Airton Daré All  Donnie Beechler 1415 Greg Ray10–13  Bradley Motorsports Dallara Infiniti 12  Shigeaki Hattori 2–7  Raul Boesel 9–15 Rick Treadway 15  Walker Racing Dallara Chevrolet 15  Oriol Servià 5 Racing Professionals G-Force  Dallara Chevrolet 16  Jon Herb 1–8 Mo Nunn RacingG-ForceChevrolet17 Tony Kanaan521 Felipe GiaffoneAll  PDM Racing Dallara Chevrolet 18  Tyce Carlson 1–2  Jeret Schroeder 3  John de Vries  6  Cory Kruseman  15 Anthony Lazzaro 5 Jimmy Kite5  Team Rahal Dallara Chevrolet 19  Jimmy Vasser 3, 5  Convergent Racing G-Force Chevrolet 20  Hideki Noda  1–3  Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara Chevrolet 20  Richie Hearn 5, 7–12  Greg Ray 14–15  Anthony Lazzaro  13  1–2, 4  Richie Hearn 3, 6  Mark Dismore 5  Dreyer & Reinbold Racing G-Force Infiniti 24  Robbie Buhl 1–2, 5–15  Memo Gidley 3  Sarah Fisher 4235, 8–15 Team Green Dallara Chevrolet 26  Paul Tracy 5 27  Dario Franchitti 5 39  Michael Andretti 5  Indy Regency RacingG-ForceChevrolet 28 Hideki Noda  13–15  310 Racing G-Force Chevrolet   George Mack  All Duesenberg Brothers Racing CURB/Agajanian/Beck MotorsportsDallaraChevrolet32  Johnny Herbert 5  Memo Gidley 554 Robby McGehee7–9  Conquest Racing Dallara Infiniti 34  Laurent Redon  All  Brayton Racing Dallara Chevrolet 37  John de Vries  1–5  Scott Harrington 5, 11  Blair Racing Dallara Chevrolet 44  Alex Barron All  Red Bull Cheever Racing Dallara Infiniti 51  Eddie Cheever All 52  Tomas Scheckter  1–12  Buddy Rice  13–155311–12 Max Papis5 Robby McGehee15  Zali Racing G-Force Chevrolet 81  Billy Roe 1, 5  Hemelgarn Racing Dallara Chevrolet 91  Buddy Lazier All  CURB/Agajanian/Boat Indy Racing Dallara Chevrolet  Infiniti 98  Billy Boat All
Hasil lomba
 Rnd Lomba Pole position Fastest lap Memimpin terbanyak Pemenang 1 Homestead  Sam Hornish Jr.  Jeff Ward  Sam Hornish Jr.  Sam Hornish Jr. 2 Phoenix  Hélio Castroneves  Robbie Buhl  Sam Hornish Jr.  Hélio Castroneves 3 Fontana  Eddie Cheever  Tomas Scheckter  Sam Hornish Jr.  Sam Hornish Jr. 4 Nazareth  Gil de Ferran  Tomas Scheckter  Gil de Ferran  Scott Sharp 5 Indianapolis  Bruno Junqueira  Tomas Scheckter  Tomas Scheckter  Hélio Castroneves 6 Texas 1   Tomas Scheckter  Eddie Cheever  Tomas Scheckter  Jeff Ward 7 Pikes Peak   Gil de Ferran  Felipe Giaffone  Gil de Ferran  Gil de Ferran 8 Richmond   Gil de Ferran  Buddy Lazier  Gil de Ferran  Sam Hornish Jr. 9 Kansas  Tomas Scheckter  Tomas Scheckter  Tomas Scheckter  Airton Daré 10 Nashville  Billy Boat  Tomas Scheckter  Sam Hornish Jr.  Alex Barron 11 Michigan  Tomas Scheckter  Tomas Scheckter  Tomas Scheckter  Tomas Scheckter 12 Kentucky  Sarah Fisher  Tomas Scheckter  Felipe Giaffone  Felipe Giaffone 13 Gateway  Gil de Ferran  Sam Hornish Jr.  Hélio Castroneves  Gil de Ferran 14 Chicagoland  Sam Hornish Jr.  Buddy Rice  Sam Hornish Jr.  Sam Hornish Jr. 15 Texas 2  Vítor Meira  Buddy Rice  Hélio Castroneves  Sam Hornish Jr.

BOLD indicates a Superspeedway.
Note: All races running on Oval/Speedway.

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2002
Indy Racing League